The famed escapee was on the run for nearly a decade before being snagged by authorities in Washington state,
Alan Wayne Hurley was born in Petersburg on Sept. 19, 1946. When he was only 11 months old, his family relocated to Anchorage, where he grew up. From a distance, he appeared to have been the very model of a diligent, intelligent, self-reliant, and even well-mannered child. Most Likely to Succeed awards were created because of kids like him.
The honor student had never actually been perfect. Scrapes with the law during high school included joyriding and driving on a suspended license, but the real transition from fresh-faced kid with a future to bearded felon on the run happened in Fairbanks. Still just 18 years old, he was busted for check forging and sentenced to three years in prison. He served around half that, including six long months at the Lompoc Penitentiary in California.
The escape was on a Sunday. By Monday morning, every law enforcement office in the state was on high alert. U.S. Marshal Bob Olson noted, “Everyone from the airport security officers on up through the city and state police, our office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation” was looking for the fugitive. However, he did not expect a quick recovery. “Hurley has so many friends in Southcentral Alaska that it’s obvious someone is hiding him ...
FBI special agent Charles Dulinski inherited the cold case when he moved to Anchorage after the jail escape. He stated, “If they are judicious about their appearance, stay out of trouble, are careful not to get picked up for speeding, it’s not all that difficult to escape detection.” Between escape and Chitina, Hurley had notably shaved off his most notable feature, an unruly beard.
In 1981, Hurley was named one of Alaska’s 10 most wanted criminals. The U.S. Marshals also named him one of their top 15 most wanted fugitives nationwide. Still, he did not escape all notice. There were alleged sightings all along the West Coast, from California to Alaska. There were also shootouts with police in Oregon and California. Each time, he managed to escape back into the wilderness.
At Hurley’s Bellingham home, the marshals discovered a sophisticated marijuana farm that featured automated watering and lighting in a crawlspace built underneath the single-story structure. They seized about 200 marijuana plants, $3,000 in cash, about $9,000 in 2023 money, and multiple guns. These illegal grow operations, established wherever he moved, provided the cash he needed to live off the grid.
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